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Week 11 Moonlight Catalyst

 

MOONLIGHT CATALYST

by Jammuu

METRICS
(trackless) Rate > Area > Cost
Cost + Cycles + Area + (Used instruction types) * 50

"Used Instruction Types" are the grab/drop, CW/CCW rotates, CW/CCW pivots, piston extend/retract, and the two track movements (+/−). The maximum possible score is 10. Using return or repeat instructions does not affect the score as those instructions are expanded when this metric is calculated.

REAGENTS
Raw Silver
Elemental Quicksilver

PRODUCT
Moonlight Catalyst (Part A)
Moonlight Catalyst (Part B)


A brand new compound synthesized by JammuuTech™ offers a brand new way of acquiring renewable energy!

Have you ever hated the fact that your solar panels only worked at daytime with the stupid sun shining in the sky? Have you ever wanted to have power 24/7 without paying those dumb power bills? Well, look no further!! You can now purchase the brand new Moonlight Generator™ along with small vials of Moonlight Catalysts™ to allow moonlight to be used for household energy generation, offering a brand new opportunity for UNLIMIIITTEEEDDDD POWERRRRRRR!

Now, you might say “oH, eRm, AcTuAlLy, MoOnLiGhT iS jUsT sUnLiGhT tHat ReFleCts OfF tHe SurF-“ well, just know you are wrong, buddy.

side effects of long term exposure to Moonlight Catalysts™ might include: Headaches, Nausea, Lack of appetite, Seizures, Fever, Paranoid schizophrenia, Psychosis, Spontaneous implosion of the brain, and Death. We are not responsible for any damage caused by our product, and any publicization or advocation of the halting of production will be met with assassination.


download: Weeklies2025_Moonlight_Catalyst.puzzle (where do i put this?)

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